2004–05 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	2004–05 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	2003–04
Previous Tournament:	2003–04 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	2005–06
Next Tournament:	2005–06 England Hockey League season

The 2004–05 English Hockey League season took place from September 2004 until May 2005.

The men's title was won by Cannock for the third consecutive year. The women's title went to Leicester who were known as Fyffes Leicester for sponsorship purposes.^[1] There were no playoffs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Super Cup which was held at Guildford Hockey Club from 30 April - 2 May.

The Men's Cup was won by Cannock and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester. ^[2]

Men's Premier Division League Standings

^[3]

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
1	Cannock	22	18	3	1	97	38	59	57
2	Reading	22	15	4	3	74	33	41	49
3		22	13	6	3	72	41	31	45
4	Guildford	22	11	5	6	78	51	27	38
5	Surbiton	22	8	7	7	61	47	14	31
6	Chelmsford	22	9	4	9	61	57	4	31
7	Old Loughtonians	22	9	2	11	51	56	-5	29
8		22	8	4	10	58	52	6	28
9	Canterbury	22	8	2	12	46	54	-8	26
10	Teddington	22	7	1	14	42	72	-30	22
11		22	5	4	13	51	73	-22	19
12	St Albans	22	0	0	22	10	127	-117	0

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Super Cup
	= Relegated

Women's Premier Division League Standings

^[4]

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts
1	Leicester	22	16	5	1	64	26	53
2	Ipswich	22	16	2	4	57	29	50
3	Canterbury	22	14	4	4	55	21	46
4	Chelmsford	22	14	4	4	52	22	46
5	Slough	22	12	3	7	56	42	39
6	Bowdon Hightown	22	12	2	8	65	53	38
7		22	10	4	8	61	45	34
8	Clifton	22	6	3	13	36	51	21
9	Doncaster	22	6	1	15	32	49	19
10	Harleston Magpies	22	4	4	14	36	67	16
11	Trojans	22	4	3	15	26	62	15
12	Sutton Coldfield	22	0	1	21	18	91	1

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Super Cup
	= Relegated

Men's Super Cup Standings

^[5]

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts
1	Cannock	3	2	0	1	10	9	6
2	Reading	3	1	2	0	7	6	5
3		3	1	1	1	16	11	4
4	Guildford	3	0	1	2	8	15	1

= Winners

Women's Super Cup Standings

^[6]

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts
1	Canterbury	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
2	Leicester	3	2	0	1	6	4	6
3	Chelmsford	3	1	1	1	5	7	4
4	Ipswich	3	0	0	3	2	6	0

= Winners

Men's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	1-0
		align=center	7-0
		align=center	2-3 aet
		align=center	2-1

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	1-0
		align=center	6-5

Final

(Held at the Canterbury on 20 March)

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	2-0

Women's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score	width=200	Note
		align=center	1-4
		align=center	0-1
		align=center	w/o	Preston withdrew
		align=center	2-0

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	5-2
		align=center	3-0

Final

(Held at Canterbury on 20 March)

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	2-0

Notes and References

1. Web site: EHL News for 16 & 17 April 2005. England Hockey.
2. Web site: Cup success for Cannock/Leicester. BBC Sport.
3. Web site: 2004–05 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
4. Web site: 2004–05 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
5. Web site: EHL Super Cup, 30 April - 2 May at Guildford HC. England Hockey.
6. Web site: EHL Super Cup, 30 April - 2 May at Guildford HC. England Hockey.